Category Archives: Travel

So Much Depends Upon the Airport Pickup

Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances. (Jay ...

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The Art of Losing Things Isn’t Hard to Master

I am very careless with my belongings. This past week, when I flew to NYC for Digital Book World, I left my purse and coat in the plane overhead bin. I walked right out ...

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Bog Myrtle Beer & Irish Coffee Recipes

Upon arrival at the Irish farm in Kilgarvan, a bottle of homemade bog myrtle beer was waiting in the kitchen, as a welcoming gift. Apparently, bog myrtle leaves were used to flavor beer before hops became popular in Britain, and ...

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Ireland 2009: All Experience Is an Arch

I returned home Monday night from a 3-week holiday in Ireland. (Read previous entries on this trip here and here.) A quick index of the trip: Canceled flights: 2 Delayed flights: 3 Re-routed itineraries: 1 Airport shutdowns: 1 Hotel shutdowns: 1 Road shutdowns: 1 Occurrences ...

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Top 10 Moments on Inis Meain

1. Arrive at cottage late at night. The only heat source is the small stove in the living room. Unable to light a fire (run out of matches), so bundle up in ...

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Immigration Officers and the Meaning of Existence

I wasn't expecting trouble when I passed through immigration at the Dublin airport. I'm American, I'm privileged, and I look like I spend a lot of time reading indoors. I was the second person standing ...

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My First Post (From Ireland)

On December 16, I left the United States for a 2-week vacation in Ireland. A key objective while I'm here (in the quiet and remote Aran Islands) is to rebuild my homepage. Good progress today.

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